Family identification: a beneficial process for young adults who grow up in homes affected by parental intimate partner violence
| dc.contributor.author | Naughton, Catherine M. ; O’Donnell, Aisling T. ; Muldoon, Orla T. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-30T17:03:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-30T17:03:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Exposure to parental intimate partner violence (parental IPV) is a complex trauma. Research within social psychology establishes that identification with social groups impacts positively on how we appraise, respond to and recover from traumatic events. IPV is also a highly stigmatized social phenomenon and social isolation is a major factor for families affected by IPV, yet strong identification with the family group may act as a beneficial psychological resource to young people who grew up in homes affected by IPV. The current study, an online survey of 355 students (Mage = 20, 70% female), investigated if a psychosocial process, specifically identification with the family, may influence the relationship between the predictor, exposure to parental IPV, and outcomes, global self-esteem and state anxiety. Mediation analysis suggests that identification with the family has a positive influence on the relationship between exposure to parental IPV and psychological outcomes; exposure to parental IPV results in reduced family identification, but when family identification is strong it results in both reduced anxiety and increased self-esteem for young people. The findings highlight the importance of having a strong sense of belonging to the extended family for young people who were exposed to parental IPV, thus has implications for prevention, intervention, and social policy. (Author Abstract) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Naughton, Catherine M. ; O’Donnell, Aisling T. ; Muldoon, Orla T. (2015). Family identification: a beneficial process for young adults who grow up in homes affected by parental intimate partner violence. Frontiers in psychology, 6, 1249-1257. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01249/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/4015 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Frontiers in Psychology | en_US |
| dc.subject | child abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | child witness | en_US |
| dc.subject | domestic violence | en_US |
| dc.subject | family violence | en_US |
| dc.subject | psychological effects | en_US |
| dc.subject | adolescents | en_US |
| dc.subject | research | en_US |
| dc.subject | International Resources | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ireland | en_US |
| dc.title | Family identification: a beneficial process for young adults who grow up in homes affected by parental intimate partner violence | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |